Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] time [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soft muslin cloth for the odd time I do n't want the work to get too hot . |
| 2 | That 's about the only time I 've liked it here . ’ |
| 3 | At the moment erm because of the extra time we 've got available because production investment has been delayed because of ministerial decisions , we 've set in train three further studies and they will look collectively at alternatives , comparison in combat modelling and also in the numbers and if I could describe those three very briefly because I think they 're the they 're relevant to what we 're talking about . |
| 4 | And that , in spite of the short time we have known each other , would not be true … ’ |
| 5 | Afterwards she clung to him , the tears wet on her cheeks , and for a long time they lay together in silence as the light of the October evening faded around them . |
| 6 | The characteristic of all those areas is that for a long time they have been Labour controlled , although Conservatives have been in control in Brent for the past year and the Liberal Democrats have recently been in control in Tower Hamlets . |
| 7 | But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes . |
| 8 | Yes , I think that the crucial thing that 's emerging , especially from the area of artificial intelligence , is that we 're beginning to understand that what the name of the game is getting people to express their intentions , and for a long time we 've been , as it were , stuck in languages that do n't really help you to do that and we 're really beginning to understand now that erm what people are doing when they program indeed , I mean as it were the ace programmers , are expressing their intention for whatever 's to be done in the task the computer 's to perform clearly . |
| 9 | For a long time we have been thinking and praying about a place of our own . |
| 10 | For a long time we have made it clear that the largest restriction on the growth of the transplant programme is the availability of donated organs , although it is not a restriction which has stopped the programme in its tracks . |
| 11 | and , cos I said to the dealers for a long time you know do n't put them under stairs , do n't put them in store rooms , they get locked , locked up with vacuum cleaners and you ca n't get to the gear when you go to them , do n't put them high up on the wall we ca n't reach them and they just laugh , but er , I think the last laugh 's on us now cos er if I see one high up on the wall , I say well that , I say we 're not accepting that , you have to move it |
| 12 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
| 13 | If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome . |
| 14 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 15 | But to tell the truth , for a long time I 've been slightly lost as a dealer . |
| 16 | For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time . |
| 17 | Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes . |
| 18 | for a long time I have been |
| 19 | I think it worth pointing out that of course erm when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister for a brief time I think Lady Young was Leader of the House of Lords in her cabinet , but apart from that there was never another women cabinet minister during her time as leader , so |
| 20 | We will continue to from two three we will continue to dig the foundations in the mean time we hope the concrete the concrete will be arriving on site to complete those footings . |
| 21 | I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had . |
| 22 | In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition . |
| 23 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 24 | ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely . |
| 25 | He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’ |
| 26 | It will do you good , help you to get over the bad time you 've just had . ’ |
| 27 | There are no time limits so study can be matched to the available time you have . |
| 28 | At the present time we correct the condition by surgery — pushing the displaced organ back to the right side and tacking it there with sutures . |
| 29 | The last part of the resolution is it 's actually taking up the area , where at the present time we have n't got a D S O. It seems stupid that you go into a school and you can clean , clean their classrooms , cut their grass and look after their , do their grounds maintenance , cook the kids ' dinners , but you ca n't do any minor repairs , you 've got to call in another organisation . |
| 30 | At the present time I have one small Clown , a Royal Gramma , a Yellow Tang , a Firefish , and an African Blenny . |